hardboiled school
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The hardboiled school is a gritty, realistic style of American crime fiction characterized by tough, cynical detectives, urban settings, and terse, unsentimental prose.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime fiction subgenre
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literary movement ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| developedInPeriod |
1920s
ⓘ
1930s ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
psychology of criminals and detectives
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social decay ⓘ |
| genre | crime fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
antihero protagonists
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emphasis on action over puzzle-solving ⓘ fast-paced plotting ⓘ first-person narration ⓘ focus on corruption ⓘ gritty realism ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ noir atmosphere ⓘ pessimistic worldview ⓘ slangy, colloquial language ⓘ terse prose ⓘ tough, cynical detectives ⓘ unsentimental tone ⓘ urban settings ⓘ violence depicted realistically ⓘ |
| influenced |
film noir
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hardboiled comics ⓘ neo-noir fiction ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
detective fiction
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pulp magazines ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
novel
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short story ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
dialogue-driven storytelling
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direct, economical prose ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
noir fiction
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pulp fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
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crime and corruption ⓘ disillusionment ⓘ justice outside the law ⓘ |
| typicalProtagonist |
private detective
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world-weary investigator ⓘ |
| typicalPublicationVenue | pulp magazines of the early 20th century ⓘ |
| typicalSetting |
American big city
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urban underworld ⓘ |
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